Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS was a Mexican historian, diplomat, scholar, professor, art collector and sugarcane entrepreneur who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco in the twentieth century. He spoke Spanish, English, French, Italian and Latin fluently. He authored and published numerous articles for newspapers and specialized magazines in Mexico, South America, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. His enthusiasm for History led him to become a professor of Regional History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1965. Later on, in 1973, he earned his MA degree in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He is especially mentioned by Mexican academics Mauricio Beuchot and José María Murià as an early historian of the haciendas in Western Mexico.
Biographical notes
His published biographical notes were written by:- Lucien F. Lajoie, an American author who published Who is Who in Mexico.
- Raquel Moreno Pérez, a Guadalajaran journalist who published ¿Quién fue el Ingeniero Ricardo Lancaster-Jones?, Boletín del Archivo Histórico de Jalisco.
- Luis Sandoval Godoy, a journalist and historian from Teúl de González Ortega, Zacatecas that lives in Guadalajara published Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea at Estudios Históricos magazine.
- Gabriel Agraz García de Alba authored Evocación de Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, an essay published by the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica.
- Fernando Muñoz Altea, a distinguish Spanish historian and journalist who wrote some biographical and genealogical notes in his article Lancaster-Jones.
- Ramiro Villaseñor y Villaseñor added bibliographical references about Lancaster-Jones in his books: Las Calles Históricas de Guadalajara. and Bibliografía General de Jalisco.
- José Jorge Vázquez-Tagle added new biographical and genealogical information in his paper, Los Lancaster-Jones.
The Congress of the State of Jalisco has published some biographical notes about Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea in 2010.
Family and early life
Mexican author Carlos Monsiváis, in his book Amor Perdido, mentions the Lancaster-Jones family among the Porfiriato's distinguished families in the dawn of Mexico's 20th century.Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea born in Guadalajara, Jalisco to Alberto Lancaster-Jones y Mijares and Isabel Verea y Vallarta. Through Spanish historian Fernando Muñoz Altea and local journalist José Jorge Vázquez-Tagle, it is possible to trace Lancaster-Jones y Verea's immediate and extended family. His father, Alberto Lancaster-Jones y Mijares MEng KHS, was a British-Mexican sugarcane entrepreneur and scientist. He was Chairman of the Board of Ingenio Santa Cruz y El Cortijo ; in 1919 he cofounded the Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara, being his first Director. Fourteen years later, in 1934, he founded the at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, being its first Dean. On 5 March 1986, the lecture hall No. 9 of such Faculty of Chemical Sciences was named as Ing. Alberto Lancaster-Jones y Mijares to honour his memory.
Alberto Lancaster-Jones y Mijares' parents were: Ricardo Lancaster-Jones, a British-Mexican banker and entrepreneur, Mayor of Guadalajara and Treasurer of the State of Jalisco; and Francisca Mijares y Añorga Alfonso Lancaster-Jones, a British-Mexican jurist, politician and Mexico's Ambassador to the UK José Antonio Pintó y Añorga, 1st Count de Añorga in Spain. C) Catalina Barron y Añorga, who married Antonio de Escandón y Garmendia Dolores Barron y Añorga, who married General Pedro Rincón Gallardo y Rosso Guillermo Barron y Añorga, British-Mexican entrepreneur, Chairman of the Board of Barron, Forbes & Co.
Isabel Verea y Vallarta's parents were: José María Verea y González de Hermosillo, Mexican jurist and author of the State of Jalisco's Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil Count Francisco de Paula Verea y González de Hermosillo, Pope Pius IX's Domestic Prelate ; he was one of the Mexican delegates to the First Vatican Council Pedro Ogazón Rubio Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón Bernardo Reyes Ogazón, Mexican military and politician; Minister of War and Governor of the State of Nuevo León.
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea was nephew of Alfonso Reyes Manuel Sandoval Vallarta Elena Verea y Corcuera, married with Carlos Alfonso de Mitjans, 22nd Count of Teba Sofía Verea y Corcuera, married with Ignacio Bernal Marta Verea y Corcuera, married with Francisco Pérez de Salazar y Solana, distinguished Mexican connoisseur.
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea's early life passed between Guadalajara, Mexico City and his family's Hacienda of Santa Cruz y El Cortijo, where he enjoyed exploring the countryside, horseback riding, hunting, swimming and fishing. This fact influenced him some years later when he became interested in the history of Jalisco's haciendas. When he turned 27 years old, he was asked to choose Citizenship, but chose Mexican nationality by a document dated on 29 September 1932.
Early studies and occupation
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea studied in Mexico, and in the United States. He earned a Topographical Engineering degree at the Escuela Libre de Ingenieros de Jalisco and a Bachelor of Engineering degree at the University of Dayton.As the eldest child of his family, he entered the sugarcane business in 1930 at the already mentioned Ingenio Santa Cruz y El Cortijo, where he made important contributions until 1942. In 1944, he became a member of the Board of Directors of Ingenio Tamazula. In 1946, he was founding member of Sociedad de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Guadalajara serving as General Manager since 1949. Then, in 1950 he became a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Industrial de Jalisco.
Contributing journalist
Beginning in 1934, Lancaster-Jones wrote for the Gaceta de Guadalajara magazine, later becoming a contributing journalist for the El Informador newspaper. He continued writing for different magazines and newspapers from Guadalajara and Mexico City, such as Crónica Social Tapatía, El Mundo, Estudios Históricos, Excelsior, El Occidental, et al.Marriage
In Guadalajara, on 28 October 1935, Ricardo Lancaster-Jones married Luz Padilla y España ; the wedding reception was held at the Verea y Vallarta's mansion in Guadalajara. On 18 February 1955, Luz Padilla y España was named Dame of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.Luz Padilla y España was the eldest child of Arcadio Padilla y Romo de Vivar, and of Guadalupe España y Araujo.
Arcadio Padilla y Romo de Vivar was a well-known Guadalajaran attorney-at-law who also was Mexico's National Railroads representative in Mexico City, and the State of Jalisco's Senior Deputy to Mexico's National Congress.
Guadalupe España y Araujo was granddaughter of José María Araujo, a Guadalajaran attorney-at-law, District Judge and Knight of the Imperial Order of Guadalupe.
Through her extended family, Luz Padilla y España was niece of: A) Carmen Padilla y Romo de Vivar, wife of the Guadalajaran academic and painter José Vizcarra Sara España y Araujo, wife of Alfredo Navarro Branca, a famous Guadalajaran architect from post-revolutionary period; nowadays, among his buildings, the one of the Universidad de Guadalajara stands out.
Diplomat
During the course of his life, Lancaster-Jones participated in some diplomatic activities with the United States, El Salvador, the United Nations and the Holy See:Consulate of the United States
- 1945: he was appointed as Advisor for Cultural Affairs to the United States consulate in Guadalajara.
Consulate of El Salvador
- 1946: he was appointed as Consul of the Republic of El Salvador in Guadalajara.
United Nations Delegate
- 1950: he was named as United Nations' Delegate to the State of Jalisco. From 1953 to 1960, he was Secretary General of its Regional Committee.
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- 1950–52: he organized, along with Cardinal Jose Garibi y Rivera, the Nueva Galicia's Chapter of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and served as its first General Secretary since 1952.
Asociación Consular de Guadalajara
- 1950: he was co-founder and third President of the Asociación Consular de Guadalajara. During his presidency the city of Guadalajara became a sister city of Downey, California on 26 August 1960. The following year, he was named vice-president of the first Reunión Nacional de Cónsules, celebrated 18–20 November 1961, Veracruz, México.
Historian
Collaborations
During the course of his life, he contributed with such authors as:- José Cornejo Franco in his book Introducción del agua a Guadalajara, by sharing a document from his private collection that was dated on 4 February 1792; a document that demonstrated the efforts made until such date with the purpose of give water supply to the city of Guadalajara.
- François Chevalier in his book La formation des grands domaines au Mexique, terre et société aux XVIe-XVIIe siècles, sharing information about the rural estates of Jalisco.
- José López-Portillo y Weber in his book Cristóbal de Oñate: Historia Novelada, by writing an introduction about the López-Portillo family's background, and the author's biography.
- Manuel Romero de Terreros, in his book Antiguas Haciendas de México, shared information and images about the Hacienda de Santa Ana Apacueco.
- Rogers McVaugh in his books Edward Palmer: plant explorer of the American West and Flora Novo-Galiciana, by providing access to relevant data to the botanical history of Jalisco.
- Gabriel Agraz García de Alba in his book, Jalisco y sus Hombres: compendio de geografía, historia y biografía jaliscienses, for whom he wrote an introduction and shared information about illustrious people from Jalisco.
- Jean Meyer by sharing information and documents about Manuel Lozada and some other information about the Cristero War for Meyer's publications about those subjects.
- Doris M. Ladd, in her 1974 book, The Mexican nobility at independence, 1780–1826, by sharing information about the Porres-Baranda family and the first Mayorazgo in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- Isaac Antonio Bonilla by giving him advice on the archives of Guadalajara for his book, Documentos para la historia de California relating to José Mariano Bonilla.
- José Ignacio Dávila Garibi in his work, Apuntes para la historia de la Iglesia en Guadalajara, contributing with documents and information.
- Ramón María Serrera Contreras during his investigation for his book Guadalajara Ganadera. Estudio Regional Novohispano, 1760–1805, by sharing information about the rural estates of Jalisco.
- Patricia Arias in her book Guadalajara, la gran ciudad de la pequeña Industria, by giving her an interview and sharing some documents on the history of Guadalajara's growth and development.
- Sir Edgar Vaughan in his book Joseph Lancaster en Caracas , by sharing family information, as a descendant of the notable English innovator and educationist Joseph Lancaster.
- Alfonso de la Madrid Castro in his work Apuntes históricos sobre Colima: siglos XVI-XX, by giving him many information about Jalisco's archives that had documents related to the State of Colima, an essay that was published many years after De la Madrid's death by José Miguel Romero de Solís in 1998.
Museo Regional de Guadalajara
In 1952 the Governor of the State of Jalisco, José Jesús González Gallo, appointed Lancaster-Jones as Curator of the Museo Regional de Guadalajara, serving this post until 31 December 1953. During the two years he was in office, he reorganized the exhibition rooms, commanded the restoration of priceless works of art, and made a detailed inventory of the various museum collections.Major contributions
- 1941 – Documents of Our Lady of Zapopan. According to a published speech given by Lancaster-Jones in 1970 for the unveiling ceremony of the sculpture of Friar Antonio de Segovia, he located the original documents which validate the authenticity of the image that is venerated at the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan. Those were secreted for safe keeping by Friar Luis de Palacio y Basave in the early 20th century during the religious persecution that happened after the Mexican Revolution and caused the Cristero War. In 1941, the friar's heirs asked Lancaster-Jones to make an appraisal of the friar's library. He found those important documents and purchased them from Friar Palacio's heirs; later on, he gave those documents, as a gift, to Dr Jose Garibi y Rivera who was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in those days. Lancaster-Jones was inspired by those documents to write his work Tríptico Mariano, first published in 1948.
- 1947 – Francisco Márquez's Baptismal Certificate. The discovery of Francisco Márquez's Baptismal Certificate in Guadalajara helped to rewrite Márquez's biography. He was one of the Niños Heroes who died at the Battle of Chapultepec during the Mexican–American War. Márquez's early years remained a mystery until then. Through this fact, it can be proved that Márquez was actually born in Guadalajara and the real date of his birth was 8 October 1834. He was baptized nine days later, on 18 October, as Francisco de Borja Jesús Benito, his godparents were his maternal grandparents: Gerónimo Paniagua y María Prudencia Falcón. Through a Confirmation Certificate, it can be proved that Márquez moved to Mexico City and the reason why he joined the army: his Confirmation's godparents where his mother Micaela Paniagua and the General Leonardo Márquez. His widowed mother remarried, to Francisco Ortiz, a cavalry captain, by the time Márquez joined the Heroico Colegio Militar on 14 January 1847. In 1970, Mexican historian Ricardo Covarrubias have credited to Lancaster-Jones for such discovery at his work Las Calles de Monterrey. Since 2005, Márquez has been listed among the Illustrious People of the State of Jalisco at its official webpage.
- 1949 – Domingo Lazaro de Arregui's papers of intestate. Two articles published by Lancaster-Jones in the newspaper El Informador helped to form an accurate biography of Domingo Lazaro de Arregui, who wrote the earliest geographical description of former Kingdom of Nueva Galicia. Guadalajaran academic José María Muriá claims this fact helped French historian François Chevalier to rewrite De Arregui's biography on his prominary study for the second edition of his work Descripción de la Nueva Galicia,.
- 1951 – Origin of the name of Los Altos region. In his published work La Hacienda de Santa Ana Apacueco, Lancaster-Jones refers a land grant document issued in 1606 naming Jalisco's high lands as Los Altos de Villanueva. Therefore, historians whose especial interest is the after mentioned region like Mariano González-Leal, have credited to Lancaster-Jones for the discovery of the origin of such name of Los Altos.
- 1953 – Contributions with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to Genealogical Journal, Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea had a vital part by contributing with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica, during the microfilming process of the complete and well preserved Archdiocese of Guadalajara's parochial records. A copy of these microfilms are located in the Archivo General de la Nación.
- 1958 – Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos' Baptismal Certificate. The discovery of Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos' Baptismal Certificate in the hacienda of Ciénega del Rincón, located in the current Municipality of Lagos de Moreno in the State of Jalisco. Until then, Primo de Verdad was thought to be from Aguascalientes. Through this, his correct birthplace was ascertained. Two years later, in 1960, Primo de Verdad's full name was inscribed with gold at the main hall of the Congress of the State of Jalisco. Since 2005, Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos has been listed among the Illustrious People of the State of Jalisco at its official webpage.
- 1974 – Haciendas de Jalisco. His important archive of documents related to the rural history of the former Kingdom of New Galicia in the Viceroyalty of New Spain is reflected in his most well-known book, Haciendas de Jalisco y Aledaños , which was published in 1974 being the first publication in its kind in Western Mexico, and the most complete essay about the haciendas of Jalisco and their development since the early 16th century until Mexico's Independence.
Scholar
- 1949: He founded – along with Salvador Gutiérrez Contreras – the Sociedad de Amigos de Compostela and was its General Secretary.
- 1953: He contributed with the establishment of the Sociedad Oaxaqueña de Genealogía y Heráldica, being its Honorary President.
- 1955: He contributed with the establishment of the Sociedad de Amigos de Tecolotlán, being its General Secretary.
- 1956: The Instituto Internacional de Genealogía y Heráldica, appointed him as the Instituto's Advisor and Delegate to Mexico.
- 1957: The Accademia Universitaria Internazionale, appointed him as President for the Mexican Chapter.
- 1972: The American International Academy appointed him as member of the Academic Council and the Academy's Delegate to Mexico.
- 1974: The Augustan Society appointed him as Member of the Executive Council and Advisory Committee.
Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica
- 1948: He entered to the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica as a. Since then, most of his essays on genealogy and heraldry were published in the Academia's Memorias; among others, La Familia Añorga y sus ramas de México stands out due to the extensive iconographic research on the families: Añorga, Barron, Escandón and Mijares. This study provide new facts to Captain José de Añorga's biography: he was the first Director of San Blas' shipyards, and the Port's Governor; this place became very important because the New Spain's explorations to North America's Pacific Coast departed from there.
- 1954: He became a member with seat #21 and was appointed by Academia's President, José Ignacio Dávila Galibi, as Academia's Delegate to the State of Jalisco.
Academia de Genealogía y Heráldica Mota-Padilla
- 1950–53: He reorganized the Academia de Genealogía y Heráldica Mota-Padilla, being its President. He has been praised by the academic Ramiro Ordoñez Jonama regarding his work by giving continuity to this institution.
Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística
- 1950–57: He was General Secretary of the Junta Auxiliar Jalisciense of the Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística.
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
University of New Mexico
In 1973 Lancaster-Jones earned his M.A. in Latin American Studies at University of New Mexico with the thesis Haciendas de Jalisco y aledños: fincas rústicas de antaño, 1506–1821. Then, he continued with the PhD studies under the guidance of Donald C. Cutter, emeritus professor of history at University of New Mexico from 1976 until 1978, then, his health broke down. After he recovered his health in late 1978, he didn't continued with the PhD degree due to personal reasons.Disciples
Another noted disciple of Lancaster-Jones was , among whose publications are Agustín Rivera y Agustín de la Rosa ante la filosofía novohispana and Las cofradías de Cocula. Her La mujer en la historia de Jalisco was awarded in 1996 by the Government of the State of Jalisco.Connoisseur
According to Leopoldo I. Orendain, Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea was a "real Connoisseur" whose enthusiasm as an art collector brought him to become advisor to several governors of Jalisco and various businessmen who sought for his help during the formation of their own collections of art. He was also a referee in testamentary appraisals. Lancaster-Jones was the first person, since 1948, to question the authenticity of a group of six paintings ellaborated on copper sheet, attributed to Rubens and that are in the collection of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos.José Cornejo Franco, Director of the Public Library of the State of Jalisco, avers that Lancaster-Jones collaborated with the formation of several private libraries and contributed with the reorganization of the Public Library of the State of Jalisco. In 1970 the restoration of the former Franciscan convent of Guadalajara owed to his work El Uso de Documentos en la Restauración de Edificios Antiguos. This study was published the year before, through it, he examines an inventory from 1718 of the same Franciscan convent. Anticipating to his times as thirty years had to pass and so in the year 2000, the Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente was founded in Guadalajara.
Art collector
When Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea's paternal grandfather died in 1922, he inherited an important collection of Mexican Colonial Art, a collection which was increased through time with more pieces from the Colonial period as well as from Mexican 19th century. His art collection also included some selected pieces from 20th century's artists like Chucho Reyes, José Clemente Orozco and Jorge González Camarena. He is mentioned among the most important art collectors in the State of Jalisco by Xavier Torres Ladrón de Guevara.Guadalajaran art collector Carlos Navarro gives remarkable importance to his oil painting portrait collection in his book El Retrato en Jalisco. This collection included works from artists like: José María Estrada, Juan Cordero, Pablo Valdéz, Felipe Castro, Jacobo Gálvez, Gerardo Suárez, José Pamplona, Carlos Villaseñor and José Vizcarra.
Booklover
Lancaster-Jones is mentioned by Ramiro Villaseñor y Villaseñor as one of the notable booklovers of Jalisco. His library had more than 35,000 volumes, most of them collected through the course of his life. Nowadays, those volumes are distributed among the libraries of El Colegio de Jalisco, the University of Texas and the University of New Mexico, as well as in private collections in Mexico and abroad.Ex Libris
His bookplate was catalogued in 1970 by the Mexican academic José Miguel Quintana in Libros Mexicanos; it was designed by the artist and academic Carlos Stahl. Nowadays, one of Ricardo Lancaster-Jones' bookplates can be found at the Colección de ex-libris de Guillermo Tovar de Teresa at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.Sociedad de Anticuarios de Guadalajara
In 1953 Lancaster-Jones established the Sociedad de Anticuarios de Guadalajara, serving as General Secretary from 1953 to 1980.View on the history of Jalisco's haciendas
According to Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea: an hacienda in all its types: plantations, mines, business factories, etc., was the medium that made possible the population of large dispersed areas ; it was the base of the acculturation process and the core around which the incorporation to civilized life by the indigenous took place.Given the extension of the territory of New Spain, the haciendas became excellent autonomous centers. Their inhabitants lived in a microcosm that allowed them to channel their spiritual and material needs.
The haciendas that existed in the ancient Kingdom of New Galicia were located through a diverse and rich geography. Local circumstances changed the regional customs in the haciendas of this area, distinguishing them from the rest of New Spain. The origin of the features that distinguish Mexico in the world today: charreria, mariachi and tequila, can be found in the Haciendas of Jalisco.
Honours and awards
Honours
Awards
| 1948 | Medalla del Comité Geográfico Nacional | ||
| 1951 | Medalla de la República | ||
| 1953 | 1st Class Cross and Badge General Ignacio Comonfort | ||
| 1953 | Honorary Cross of the Society of Veterans from Servicio Militar Nacional de 1942 | ||
| 1954 | Japanese Red Cross Society's Silver Medal | ||
| 1955 | Medal of Honour of the Honorable Cuerpo de Defensores de la República Mexicana y sus Descendientes | ||
| 1956 | Cross of Merit of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | ||
| 1956 | Papal Lateran Cross | ||
| 1956 | José María Vigil award on literary merit by the Congress of the State of Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| 1956 | Medalla de Compostela by the Congress of the State of Nayarit | ||
| 1956 | Medalla al Mérito Consular by the Instituto Consular Interamericano | ||
| 1958 | Academic Palms of the Sociedad Mexicana de Estudios Militares | ||
| 1958 | Cross of the Fundación Internacional Eloy Alfaro | ||
| 1961 | Gold Medal of the Columbus Association | ||
| 1965 | Henry Dunant Medal of the Spanish Red Cross Association | ||
| 1965 | Officer on Consular Merit by the Instituto Consular Interamericano |
Institutions
During the course of his life, Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea was member of the following institutions:| 1945 | United States consulate in Guadalajara | Advisor for Cultural Affairs | Guadalajara | |
| 1946 | Sociedad de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Guadalajara | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1948 | Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica | Member | Mexico City | |
| 1948 | Comité Geográfico Municipal de Compostela | Numerary Member | Compostela, Nayarit | |
| 1949 | Sociedad de Amigos de Compostela | Founder and General Secretary | Compostela, Nayarit | |
| 1949 | Asociación Consular de Guadalajara | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1950 | Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística | Correspondent Member | Mexico City | |
| 1950 | Organización de las Naciones Unidas | Delegate to the State of Jalisco | New York City | |
| 1950 | El Salvador consulate in Guadalajara | Consul | San Salvador | |
| 1951 | Instituto Mexicano-Norteamericano de Jalisco | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1951 | Honorable Cuerpo de Defensores de la República Mexicana y sus Descendientes | Descendant Member | Mexico City | |
| 1951 | Holy See | Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | Knight | Vatican City |
| 1952 | Academia Mallorquina de Estudios Genealógicos | Correspondent Member | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 1953 | Sociedad de Anticuarios de Guadalajara | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1953 | Academia de Genealogía y Heráldica Mota-Padilla | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1953 | Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas | Correspondent Member | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 1953 | L'Académie Palatine | Correspondent Member | Paris | |
| 1953 | The American Society of Heraldry | Correspondent Member | New York City | |
| 1953 | L'Académie Chablaisienne | Correspondent Member | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| 1953 | Societas Heraldica et Sphragistica Danica | Correspondent Member | Copenhagen | |
| 1953 | Société Historique de Montréal' | Correspondent Member | Montréal | |
| 1953 | Academia Guatemalteca de Estudios Genealógicos, Heráldicos e Históricos | Correspondent Member | Guatemala City | |
| 1953 | Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas | Correspondent Member | Buenos Aires | |
| 1953 | Instituto Cubano de Genealogía y Heráldica | Correspondent Member | Havana | |
| 1953 | Instituto Genealógico de Guayaquil | Correspondent Member | Guayaquil | |
| 1953 | Sociedad Oaxaqueña de Genealogía y Heráldica | Numerary Member | Oaxaca, Oaxaca | |
| 1953 | Instituto Genealogico Brasileiro | Correspondent Member | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 1953 | Instituto Peruano de Genealogía y Heráldica | Correspondent Member | Lima, Peru | |
| 1953 | Accademia Culturale Adriatica | Correspondent Member | Milan, Italy | |
| 1953 | Real Academia de Ciencias, Letras y Artes de la Purísima Concepción | Correspondent Member | Valladolid | |
| 1954 | Japanese Red Cross Association | Correspondent Member | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1954 | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Telmo | Correspondent Member | Málaga | |
| 1954 | Pontificia y Real Academia Bibliográfico-Mariana de Lérida | Correspondent Member | Lérida | |
| 1954 | Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica | Numerary Member | Mexico City | |
| 1954 | Instituto Internacional de Genealogía y Heráldica | Correspondent Member | Madrid | |
| 1954 | The Heraldry Society | Overseas Member | London | |
| 1954 | Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas | Correspondent Member | Toledo, Spain | |
| 1955 | Sociedad de Amigos de Tecolotlán | Numerary Member | Tecolotlán | |
| 1955 | Real Academia Galega | Correspondent Member | La Coruña | |
| 1955 | Society of Genealogists | Overseas Member | London | |
| 1955 | Associação de Intercâmbio Cultural | Correspondent Member | Mato Grosso | |
| 1955 | Sociedad Colombista Panamericana | Correspondent Member | Havana | |
| 1955 | Sociedad Heráldica y Genealógica Boliviana | Correspondent Member | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 1955 | Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis | Correspondent Member | Zaragoza | |
| 1955 | The American International Academy | Correspondent Member | New York City | |
| 1956 | Instituto Internacional de Genealogía y Heráldica | Numerary Member | Madrid | |
| 1956 | Accademia di Paestum | Correspondent Member | Salerno | |
| 1956 | Instituto de Relaciones Culturales Mexicano-Etíope | Correspondent Member | Mexico City | |
| 1956 | Real Sociedad Económica Murciana de Amigos del País | Correspondent Member | Murcia | |
| 1957 | Accademia Internazionale Litteraria-Instituto Napoletano di Cultura | Correspondent Member | Naples, Italy | |
| 1957 | Accademia Universitaria Internazionale | Correspondent Member | Rome | |
| 1957 | Real Academia San Romualdo de Ciencias, Letras y Artes de San Fernando | Correspondent Member | Cádiz | |
| 1957 | Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras | Correspondent Member | Seville | |
| 1957 | Instituto Cultural Mexicano-Belga | Correspondent Member | Mexico City | |
| 1958 | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Jorge | Correspondent Member | Barcelona | |
| 1958 | Academia Nacional Mexicana de Estudios Militares | Numerary Member | Mexico City | |
| 1960 | Real Academia de Córdoba | Correspondent Member | Córdoba, Andalusia | |
| 1960 | St. Ladislaus Society | Correspondent Member | Budapest | |
| 1963 | Survey of London | Honorary Member and Subscriber | London | |
| 1964 | The Augustan Society | Fellow First Class | Orlando, Florida | |
| 1964 | Instituto Chileno de Investigaciones Genealógicas | Correspondent Member | Santiago de Chile | |
| 1965 | Real Academia Hispanoamericana de Cádiz | Correspondent Member | Cádiz | |
| 1966 | Real Academia de Córdoba de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes | Correspondent Member | Córdoba, Andalusia | |
| 1967 | Academia Vélez de Guevara | Correspondent Member | Ecija | |
| 1968 | Instituto de Investigación Histórica y Genealógica de México | Correspondent Member | Mexico City | |
| 1970 | Centro de Estudios Históricos Fray Antonio Tello | Numerary Member | Guadalajara | |
| 1974 | The Augustan Society'' | Member of the Executive Council and Advisory Committee | Orlando, Florida |
Major works
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea is mentioned by Heriberto García Rivas among the notable authors of the late 20th century in Mexico. As a published author, his name can be found also like: Ricardo Lancaster-Jones or Ing. Ricardo Lancaster-Jones. His publications include:Biography
- 1947 – El Acta de Francisco Márquez en Guadalajara
- 1949 – El intestado de Domingo Lázaro de Arregui
- 1949 – Don Manuel de Olasagarre
- 1950 – Don José Luis Verdía y Don Luis Pérez Verdía
- 1950 – Una hija de los Condes de Miravalle, Primera Dama de la República
- 1951 – Un Hijo de D. Nuño de Guzmán
- 1952 – Datos biográficos de Luis Pérez Verdía
- 1952 – Guadalajara y Don Juan Manuel
- 1954 – Una Ilustre Dama Mallorquina en México
- 1955 – El Nacimiento de Maximiliano
- 1956 – Evocación de Juan Salvador Agraz
- 1957 – El Encomendero Martín Monje
- 1958 – El Señor Ingeniero Alberto Lancaster-Jones y Mijares, un Caballero Terciario
- 1958 – Primo de Verdad, Héroe Jalisciense
- 1958 – Primo Verdad, Jalisciense Neto
- 1961 – Un Mexicano Ministro General de la Orden Franciscana
- 1966 – Don Francisco de Paula Verea, Obispo de Linares y de Puebla
- 1970 – Don Juan B. Iguíniz, como historiador de Jalisco y genealogista local
- 1973 – El Acta de Francisco Márquez en Guadalajara
- 1974 – Fray Antonio Tello y su Importancia en la Historiografía de Jalisco
- 1976 – Mexicano ilustre en la fundacion de la Academia San Carlos de Valencia
- 1981 – Don Juan B. Iguiniz
- 1981 – El Historiador Agustín Rivera y Sanromán
- 1981 – François Chevalier y su Historia Social
- 1983 – Don Nicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes, XV Obispo de Guatemala
Diplomacy and institutions
- 1952 – La Orden de Caballería del Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén
- 1953 - Apuntes para la Historia de la Orden Ecuestre del Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén en México
- 1954 – Honores de Estado
- 1954 – La Orden de Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos
- 1954 – Investidura de la Orden del Santo Sepulcro
- 1955 – Discurso Pronunciado en la Cena Consular el 24 de Enero de 1955
- 1956 – La Academia de Genealogía y Heráldica Mota-Padilla
- 1964 – The Oldest Genealogical and Heraldic Society in Mexico
- 1964 – La Academia de Genealogia y Heradica Mota-Padilla
- 1969 – La Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras
Fine arts and architecture
- 1934 – Anticuarios Tapatíos
- 1939 – Los Rubens de San Juan de los Lagos en entredicho
- 1939 – La Asunción de María en el Arte de la Pintura y la Escultura
- 1939 – La Decoración del Salón del Cabildo Municipal
- 1948 – Tríptico Mariano
- 1950 – La Casa Natal del General Bernardo Reyes
- 1952 – La Miniatura en México
- 1954 – Colecciones de Arte en Guadalajara I
- 1955 – Colecciones de Arte en Guadalajara II
- 1956 – Dos Retratos Románticos Tapatíos
- 1956 – Iconografía Zapopana
- 1957 – Colecciones de Arte en Guadalajara IV
- 1969 – El uso de documentos en la restauración de edificios
- 1974 – Destellos del Genio Valenciano en Guadalajara, la de México
Genealogy and heraldry
- 1949 – La Familia Añorga y sus ramas de México
- 1950 – La Familia López-Portillo de la Nueva Galicia y de la Nueva Vizcaya
- 1950 – El Escudo de Miravalle
- 1950 – Genealogía de la familia Vallarta de México
- 1951 – El Orígen de la Familia Miramón
- 1951 – Noticia genealógica sobre las familias Ogazón y Velásquez de la Nueva Galicia
- 1951 – El Linaje de Fr. Luis de Palacio
- 1953 – La Familia Verea de Jalisco
- 1954 – Los estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos en el Continente Americano
- 1955 – El autor y sus antecedentes de familia
- 1957 – Notas genealógicas sobre la familia Pérez-Verdía
- 1958 – Suerte Irlandesa
- 1960 – Heráldica patronímica neogallega: Híjar
- 1964 – The Oldest Genealogical and Heraldic Society in Mexico
- 1965 – La familia Mijares de Jalisco
- 1966 – A Princely Family of Mexico
Haciendas
- 1951 – La Hacienda de Santa Ana Apacueco
- 1957 – El Primer Mayorazgo Tapatío
- 1958 – Las Haciendas de Santa Cruz del Valle y el Cuatro
- 1973 – Haciendas de Jalisco y aledaños: fincas rústicas de antaño, 1506–1821
- 1974 – Haciendas de Jalisco y Aledaños
- 1981 – Algunas haciendas de Jalisco
Monographs
- 1948 – Compostela de ayer y de hoy
- 1948 – La Iglesia Parroquial de Compostela
- 1948 – Los Vecinos de Compostela en el Siglo XVI
- 1949 – Prólogo
- 1949 – Un Documento relativo a la Iglesia Parroquial de Compostela
- 1949 – La Batalla de la Mojonera
- 1950 – Una visita Pastoral a Compostela y a Tepic en el Siglo XVIII
- 1952 – La Popularidad de la Independencia Mexicana
- 1953 – Las Tres Basílicas Marianas de Jalisco
- 1955 – Los Tapatíos en el Siglo XVI
- 1958 – El Seminario Tapatío cuna de Cardenales
- 1964 – Los Bienes del Convento Agustino de Guadalajara
- 1966 – El Sistema de Enseñanza Mutua y la Labor de Grupo
- 1966 – Una Historia Eclesiástica Regional
- 1970 – Fray Antonio de Segovia y Nustra Señora de Zapopan
- 1975 – Introducción a un viaje a la Alta California
Main references